He translated Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, French, and Punjabi dramas into Telugu.
[1][2] He wrote numerous reviews,[3] such as one on the play Kanyasulkam, which was published in 1933 in the Telugu literary journal Bharathi.
[4] Rao translated other scholars' writings, such as Dwijendra Lal Rai's and P. C. Vasu's contributions to dramatic and literary criticism, into Telugu prose.
[5][6] Rao's son Sripada Pinakapani was a medical doctor and a Carnatic musician who received the Padma Bhushan award from the government of India.
Rao's great-granddaughter, Chinmayi Sripada, is a playback singer.